| Scholarship | Amount | Number Available | Eligibility | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Martha Guy Educational Fund Scholarship |
One-time $3,000 | Two Awards | Avery County residents that will be graduating seniors or have graduated Avery County High School, a charter school in Avery county, or a certified homeschool program in Avery County or have completed their GED. |
March 15, 2023 |
Mary R. Hemphill Scholarship |
Up to $2,500 renewable for 3 more years | Two Awards | Applicants must be graduates of Western North Carolina's Charles D. Owen High School, Madison High School, or McDowell High School, and currently attending a college or university in North Carolina or Tennessee, and engaged in a course of study leading to the Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree, with a strong preference for students with demonstrated interest in working with large animals. |
June 5, 2023 |
Mike Davis Team Spirit Award |
One-time $3,000 | One Award | Graduating senior of Freedom High School who is a member of the Freedom High School boys or girls basketball team. |
Jan. 20, 2023 |
Murice C. Talley Memorial Scholarship |
$2,000 renewable for up to three more years | One Award | Graduating seniors of Avery County's Crossnore Academy, Burke County's public high schools and the North Carolina School for the Deaf at Morganton. |
Jan. 20, 2023 |
Nathaniel Ellis Cannady, Jr. Scholarship |
$5,000 renewable for 3 more years | One Award | Graduating public high school seniors from schools located in Buncombe, Haywood, Henderson, Madison, McDowell, Rutherford and Yancey counties intending to study engineering, construction, project management or information technology. |
Jan. 20, 2023 |
North Carolina Alpha Epsilon Memorial Scholarship |
One-time $1,000 | One Award | One graduating female senior from one of the following high schools on a rotational basis as follows: A.C. Reynolds (2023), Asheville High (2024), C.A. Erwin (2025), C.D. Owen (2026), Enka (2027), North Buncombe (2028) and T.C. Roberson (2029). |
Jan. 20, 2023 |
Powers Scholarship for Avery County Schools |
$4,000 renewable for 3 more years | One Award | Graduating seniors of Avery County High School, STEM School, or Blue Ridge Academy. |
Jan. 20, 2023 |
R. Walker Geitner III Memorial Scholarship |
One-time $2,000 | One Award | Graduate or graduating senior of Asheville High School who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in film, video production, visual or performing arts. |
Jan. 20, 2023 |
Reichman Scholarship Fund |
$5,000 renewable for 3 more years | One Award | Graduating senior of Andrews High School who plans to attend a school in the University of North Carolina system or the two-year North Carolina Community College System. |
Jan. 20, 2023 |
Roger W. Morrison Scholarship |
One-time $1,000 | One Award | Pathologist’s Medical Laboratory and Mission Hospitals Laboratories employees with eighteen (18) months of completed service at the time of application qualify for the Scholarship. Qualified employees, spouses of employees, and children of employees may apply to the fund. At the time of application, the applicant must be a senior in a secondary school or doing equivalent work, or a secondary school graduate. |
Jan. 20, 2023 |
Rotary Club of Asheville Harry R. Morrill Scholarship |
One-time $5,000 | Five Awards | Open to applicants with superior academics, leadership and community service, whose primary residence is in Buncombe County, and who are seniors in public or private high schools in Buncombe County or the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) or the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA). |
Jan. 20, 2023 |
Rotary Club of Asheville - West / Warren Bogue Memorial Scholarship |
One-time $500 | One Award | Graduating seniors of Enka High School who demonstrate academic promise, financial need, a desire to succeed, and evidence of involvement with their school and community. | Jan. 20, 2023 |
Rotary Club of Asheville - West / John Maggard Memorial Scholarship |
One-time $500 | One Award | Graduating seniors of Clyde A. Erwin High School who demonstrate academic promise, financial need, a desire to succeed, and evidence of involvement with their school and community. | Jan. 20, 2023 |
Ruth Paddison Scholarship |
One-time $3,000 | Three Awards | Public high school seniors whose primary legal residence is in Madison County, who are eager to pursue a higher education, have demonstrated financial need and a good academic track record. |
Jan. 20, 2023 |
S. Hayes Robinson Memorial Dance Scholarship |
One-time $1,000 | One Award | Graduating seniors of public or private schools in Buncombe County who intend to study and/or seriously participate in any style of performance dance. |
Jan. 20, 2023 |
Transylvania Excellence in Education / Excellence Award |
One-time $1,500 | One Award | Transylvania County public high school senior who has demonstrated excellence in the study of English. |
Jan. 20, 2023 |
Walter "Pop" Jarvis Scholarship |
One-time $1,000 | One Award | Graduating seniors of Avery County High School who plan to pursue full-time higher education. |
Jan. 20, 2023 |
William Bradley Ayers Memorial Scholarship |
One-time $1,500 | One Award | Graduating senior member of the Asheville High School band. |
Jan. 20, 2023 |
WNC Regional Scholarships |
$1,000; recipients create a pool from which finalists are selected to interview for several renewable scholarships, worth up to $5,000 per year for four years | One Award per Qualifying School | Graduating seniors from each public high school or certified home school in the 18 western counties. |
Jan. 20, 2023 |
Yates L. and Louise D. Holland Scholarship |
One-time $2,000 | One Award | Graduating seniors of Eastern Randolph High School or East Rutherford High School with a preference for students who will attend UNC-Chapel Hill. |
Jan. 20, 2023 |